Narcissistic Traps: Breaking Free From Abuse, Gaslighting, Trauma Bonds, and the Patterns that Keep You Stuck - Paperback

by Sharelle Ellis (Author)

It did not feel like abuse at the time.

That is what made it so difficult to trust yourself afterward.

If you kept feeling like something was emotionally wrong but could never fully explain why, this will probably feel familiar very quickly.

Narcissistic Traps explores gaslighting, trauma bonds, emotional manipulation, psychological confusion, and the slow ways emotionally unhealthy relationships disconnect people from their own instincts over time. It is written for people who spent more time questioning themselves than questioning what was happening to them.

Inside, readers begin to recognize:

- The difference between something that felt real and something that slowly became confusing

- How gaslighting affects memory, reactions, and sense of reality

- Why trauma bonds feel strong even when something does not feel right

- Why the lack of closure can stay with you long after it ends

This comes from lived experience, which is why it focuses less on explanation and more on helping readers put language to what they went through and begin to see it more clearly.